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Are you ready for the Ironman?
filed under General | Source: Mary Eggers
The 2007 Lake Placid Ironman sold out in 90 minutes last week, and I luckily got in, after waiting in line from 0630-0900. Our online friends and athletes recovering from the previous evening's finish were... Read
Coach P Race Report - IM USA 2006; Making it to The Big Dance
filed under Race Reports | Source: Patrick McCrann
Coach Patrick reports on his Ironman last weekend and earning a slot to Kona. Lot's of good details on his nutrition during the race and power output. A good read for you data hungry athletes. Read
Check Me In
filed under Endurance Files | Source: Sara Ziemnik
Sara joins us as another new age group columnists. We think you'll enjoy her writing and perspective on our sport. Here's a taste. Read
Xterra Richmond
filed under Race Reports | Source: Conrad Stoltz
"It takes 3 weeks for your body to adapt to new stimuli"* Whether it is a new diet, a new training load, altitude, or those unpadded carbon racing seats... Read
XTERRA Alabama
filed under Race Reports | Source: Conrad Stoltz
Behold my lovely 2006 cycling kit. World Champion stripes on the sleeves and all. Thanks Carrie from Saucony for hours and hours (and hundreds of emails) spent on my nice kit. Also have a... Read
Your Last Tri? Race, Clot, Die.
filed under Health | Source: Trifueler
Trifueler, Matt Simpson, brought an important issue to my attention. The issue of blood clots, and particularly how they can effect endurance athletes. Matt has first hand experience with the issue and shares his research and experiences with us in this piece. Read
Who is Conrad?
filed under ProFiles | Source: Conrad Stoltz
I recently had the pleasure of meeting and fly-fishing with my neighbor Conrad Stoltz. Conrad's a down-to-earth professional Triathlete whom excels in the Xterra arena. Here's a little profile on Conrad (in his words). We'll be publishing some of his Xterra RR's shortly. Read
Evolution
filed under Endurance FilesThe Daily Grind | Source: Joseph Vinciquerra
We'd like to welcome Joseph Vinciquerra to the Trifuel fold. He's one of our new age group columnists for our Endurance Files section, with his column The Daily Grind. Read
Antioxidants for Athletes
filed under Nutrition | Source: Endurance Research Board
Every athlete probably knows of antioxidants for their health benefits, but can antioxidants make an athlete faster? Read
Apathy Cancer
filed under Endurance FilesThrough The Wall | Source: Tracy Korn
Why tri? Well. That's a long story... My grandmother used to tell me that the definition of stupidity was doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. Read
TriDiet: Triathlon Nutrition for Peak Performance
filed under Nutrition | Source: Trismarter.com
As a sports nutritionist I am often asked, "What should I eat to compete at my best?" The answer to this is complicated and depends upon several factors, including: 1. Type of training activity (i.e.... Read
To Pop Or Not?
filed under Health | Source: EnduranceCoach.com
Blisters are considered to be one of the most common sporting injuries. No one seems immune to them and they can often strike when least expected - at times putting an end to what could be a good race. Read
Strength Building (LT)
filed under Run | Source: Neil L. Cook
After you build you mileage and your aerobic fitness, you must build strength in order to develop speed. Without aerobic capacity and strength, developing speed is impossible. Read
Determining the Correct Bicycle Size
filed under Bike | Source: Matt Russ
There is one type of bicycle that is extremely hard to fit-- a bicycle that is the wrong size for the athlete. I sometimes have cyclists coming from out of state for a bike fitting... Read
Bricks
filed under Triathlon Training | Source: Rich Strauss
When you schedule a brick, you need to ask yourself four questions: 1. What is the purpose of the brick? 2. What amount of recovery is required after the brick and will it affect other... Read
An Athletic Core Routine
filed under Strength Training | Source: Ben Greenfield
During triathlon training season, I perform this killer core routine after a forty-five minute series of anaerobic threshold hill climbing on the bike. But you can do it anytime, and receive huge benefits with a... Read
Building Character
filed under Sports Psychology | Source: Patrick McCrann
Athletes are always searching for the "key" to iron-distance training and racing. Magazines flaunt sure-fire plans and training partners try to convince you of the merits of a special workout. But just like all those... Read
General Fitness vs. Athletic Achievement
filed under Triathlon Training | Source: Matt Russ
I started my career in the fitness industry almost 15 years ago working with the general fitness population that desired to lose weight / tone up / get in shape. What I quickly learned is... Read
Being "Process Focused vs. Results Focused"
filed under Triathlon Training | Source: Mike Ricci
My very first year in triathlon was 1988, the same year that the 'Terminator', as Scott is known, won Ironman Hawaii. For a man who was best known for winning shorter distance races... Read